Today my good food choice was...

sagina,

Yes, if you mix the flaxseed oil in well with the cottage cheese (as per Budwig plan), you can't really taste it. I like cottage cheese anyway and when 1/4 cup is mixed with fruit it isn't like you are eating much of it anyway. I have been on the diet for 4 mo and lost about 30 lbs and feel great. An added benefit is everyone tells me I look great. (Most don't know I have BC) The only thing I do that is against the program is that I did start taking Arimidex but figured it couldn't hurt to stay on the diet.

WHOA 30 pounds that's awesome, just from changing your breakfast? I'm not eating animal products except for fish - which i added back into the diet looking for a high protien low carb option.  I used to LOVE cottage cheese, but I thought it was high in fat? I'm really confused and overwhelmed with the thought process that goes in my meal planning now.....lifestyle changes really.  I put on my FB the other day, "I use to be consumed by what I ate, now I'm consumed with what I am going to eat." This thread has really been helping me.

We are getting a Trader Joes soon here.  I can't wait I've heard so much about it on the boards here.

Last night we went to our new favorite restaurant. I had the magic salad - grilled asparagus, grilled portabella mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, over field greens. well worth the $12. 

Egg whites with turmeric, black pepper on multigrain tortilla, red pepper paste instead of cheese, sprinkled with jalapenos.  Melon on the side.

That sounds delicious!

Whole Foods makes a multigrain crust that isn't bad (for those of us who don't cook as well.) NNBBFL I am going to try it with plain tomato sauce to reduce the sugar (have been using organic classico.)

I made a big pitcher of filtered water with cucumber slices, and lemon and mint from my garden. I chilled it for a couple of hours and it's very nice and refreshing.

Today I'm trying out a recipe for vegan and sugar free banana bread.  I'll let you know how it comes out! 

Sagina, sorry to hear about your DH.  I've been slowly loosening up on sugar a bit (I love my kashi granola bars,) but your post reminds me to be cautious. 

Well Gina, beets are said to have an anti-aging effect (and circulatory benefits) so go for it!  So you feel peppy and young? Have you tried the golden beets?  Our favorite.

If you like fruit breads, this one was pretty good, vegan and sugar free too.  I had to make some substitutions because I didn't have all the ingredients:

2 tbsp flax seed powder, mixed with 6 tablespoons of water.  Set aside.

Mix together:

2 cups whole wheat flour

2 cups mashed banana (I used 1 1/2 cup plus 1/2 cup of applesauce)

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup each of golden raisins and dried/minced apricots (or dates, dried cherries, etc.)

1/4 cup slivered almonds (optional. walnuts would be yummy too)

add flax and water mixture and mix well.  

Dough will be pretty hard, but don't add more water. Fold into a loaf pan and sprinkle the top with sesame seeds.

Bake at 350 until toothpick comes out clean...about 50 minutes.

This is not a sweet loaf, it is more of a bread.  If you cut off a nice 1" slice it will be a very filling 226 calories, and thought there are 45 grams of carbs the fat content is only 4!  There is no added sugar, sweetness comes from fruit. 

Oh, I forgot some basics (sorry) spray loaf pan first...loaf will pop right out if you do.

NNBBFL I used Trader Joe's white whole wheat and it was good, but I think the darker would be even better.

Grilled veggies for dinner.  

Cottage cheese/flax mixture with fresh mango and a tsp of honey for breakfast.

Smoothie with banana/organic milk/frozen berries for lunch.

Salad greens with cucumber and tomato and CC/flax mixture for supper.

Apple and almonds for snacks.

Had a veggie sanchwhich from McAllister's Deli and a cup of veggie chili.  The chili was ok, but leaving off the three cheeses from the sandwich left cucumbers and onions pretty much....scratch that one off the list. lol  

Want to recommend my latest roasted veggie mix: quartered onions, lots of whole garlic cloves, chunks of sweet potato, halved or quartered beets, whole baby roma tomatoes (just a handful), salt, pepper, olive oil, roast for 30 minutes or so turning once or twice. Veggies should be cooked through and browned a little here and there. 

I crumbled a little goat cheese over the top and it made a really good lunch. 

Leftover rice and tomato sauce, so I'm making veggie stuffed cabbage for dinner today. Leftover grilled corn and chicken breast too, so I'm making a Southwest salad for lunch, dressed with lime juice and a touch of olive oil.

Organic blue corn chips with a salsa made from cut up sweet onion, roma tomatoes, mango, and avacado mixed together wih fresh lime juice. Mix up the salsa ahead and allow to chill in the fridge for awhile.

i'm doing the engine 2 diet too! love that they have recipes on pinterest!  

http://pinterest.com/engine2diet/ 

Essa, Greeks often pour a little vinegar over plates of lentil or bean soups. It has to be wine vinegar, but it works. Another thing they eat with soups like that are slightly hot, pickled peppers. Jalapenos from a jar would work nicely probably.